The course is to learn the various scientific aspects of food, methods of nutritional assessment and different teaching aids. Understand the basic concepts of dietetics and meal planning, food service management the various preservation methods, product development and prevention of adulteration. Exposed to Biochemical methods and techniques to understand the metabolism of various macro and micro nutrients. Students are also familiarized with food microbiology and packaging.
The curriculum has been designed into Core, Skill Based, Allied and Elective papers. The core, elective and practical paper titles are as follows
10 +2 with Science Subjects
Students can pursue M Sc in various Nutrition and Dietetics related subjects based on a career in which they are interested. can work as junior Dietitian, In food industry research labs, start small scale industry of processing jams, marmalades, pickles by formulating the nutrient rich ingredients.
Indian Students (INR): 63,300 per year
For NRI students (USD): 3120 per year
* Dr Vanitha Reddy P, is Assistant Professor and Coordinator for the Departmetn of Nutrition & Dietetics. Faculty of Life Sciences, JSS AHER. She pursued her Masters and Ph D (Food, Science & Nutrition) from University of Mysore, Mysore and awarded in the year 2015. She has 11 years of teaching and research experitence. She worked as Principal Investigator, DST -(WOS B) Project from 2007-09. She has worked under DST, IOE from at Dept. of Food, Science & Nutrition, University of Mysore. She has worked as Project Assistant at CFTRI, Mysore. She has worked as guest faculty at Dept. of Food, Science & Nutrition, University of Mysore and St Phelomena's college Mysore. She has 32 published papers in various national and international peer revied journals and presented more then 60 abtracts in various conferences. 1 students are pursuing Ph D under her guidance. She has guided around 40 students for their dissertation work. She is awarded with 6 best paper awards. Her research is based on antioxidants, oxidative stress, cholesterol metabolism, nutraceuticals, functional foods, public health nutriiton. She has passion for teaching and flourishing the department of Nutriiton & Dietetics into School of Nutriiton. She is the Secretary for the Indian Dietetic Asscoiation, Mysore chapter.